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but you have nevada which is leaning towards obama and wisconsin is still leaning towards obama. ohio, is my view, is in dispense able. >> where did you read that nevada is leaning towards obama. >> i haven't seen a poll are romney leading first. it's one-third hispanic, and this heavily unionized. >> i have people there and they don't think that at all. >> that's the wrong neighborhood. >> here's the point i want to make. the polls today are regarded at microscopically perfect, you and i know, say ten years ago when you were still doing this show because of your tenacity, and because of my leniency. >> 0 years ago. >> 20 years ago, 30, polls were regarded as a rock makes, these polls today have -- as approximation, these polls today are -- >> there is money to be made. >> one or two -- [ talking over one another ] >> i hate to see this come to an end. >> polls are not that precise. >> if they weren't that precise, why do politicians spend that much money on them? >> they are false idols. they are worshiping the false idol. >> the media are more obsessed with polling than before.
but you have nevada which is leaning towards obama and wisconsin is still leaning towards obama. ohio, is my view, is in dispense able. >> where did you read that nevada is leaning towards obama. >> i haven't seen a poll are romney leading first. it's one-third hispanic, and this heavily unionized. >> i have people there and they don't think that at all. >> that's the wrong neighborhood. >> here's the point i want to make. the polls today are regarded at...
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mitt romney saying barack obama has fallen short. >> you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together to solve big problems. he hasn't. i will. almost everything he did hurt the economy. and that means it hurt our fellow americans. i actually think the question of this election comes down to this. do you want four more years like the last four years? >> no. >> or do you want real change. >> reporter: barack obama is defending his record. >> in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today our businesses created nearly 5 1/2 million new jobs. [ applause ] >> the american auto industry has come roaring back. home values are on the rise. we're less dependent upon foreign oil than any time in the last 20 years. >> reporter: it is very close. >> it is coming down to one thing, turnout. which side gets their voters to the polls? >> reporter: which is why phone banks were humming at the republican national committee monday night. and at the democratic national committee, too. and in virginia, both sides
mitt romney saying barack obama has fallen short. >> you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together to solve big problems. he hasn't. i will. almost everything he did hurt the economy. and that means it hurt our fellow americans. i actually think the question of this election comes down to this. do you want four more years like the last four years? >> no. >> or do you want real change. >> reporter: barack obama is defending his...
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she's for obama. catholic family. so much distention in the family, won't even go on camera. >> city's unemployment rate is well above the national average. state hood was never a possibility under obama. but in these parts, the president gets high marks in healthcare, education, supreme court appointments. ending two wars. women's issues and same sex marriage. and the pride he brings to african americans. win or lose tomorrow night, his place in history is set. >> democrats out number republicans by 10 to 1 margin in the district. president obama is expected to win dc and maryland. virginia, of course is one of those key swing states that both campaigns are trying to win. >> more than 52,000 dc residents have voted for the president. that is more than 10% of the city's registered voters. at least 30 million people in 24 states voted early in the election. but no votes will be counted until tomorrow. joining us now to preview the election is don kettle. the dean of the school of public policy at the university of mary
she's for obama. catholic family. so much distention in the family, won't even go on camera. >> city's unemployment rate is well above the national average. state hood was never a possibility under obama. but in these parts, the president gets high marks in healthcare, education, supreme court appointments. ending two wars. women's issues and same sex marriage. and the pride he brings to african americans. win or lose tomorrow night, his place in history is set. >> democrats out...
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conventional wisdom says investors should expect a rally and a possible sell off if president obama holds on to his seat. romney is perceived as being more business and investment friendly. but the outcome of the congressional elections could play a much bigger role. blame the fiscal cliff, which could trigger tax hikes and spending cuts on january 1. >>> in the meantime, you have been donating a lot of your money to the red cross after sandy. the agency received nearly $35 million through early friday morning. the initial outpouring has been strong, and the red cross can still use your help is that and helping can't get much easier than this. just visit our facebook fan page. for everyone who likes wusa9, we will donate a dollar to the american red cross relief fund for sandy. all the money goes to the victims. >> very good. it is good. >> you'll be back in 30 minutes, what will you have for us? >> the national debt clock. a lot of people talk about it. >> thanks jess. >>> there is something covering even more ground than the presidential candidates today. >> the capital christmas tree w
conventional wisdom says investors should expect a rally and a possible sell off if president obama holds on to his seat. romney is perceived as being more business and investment friendly. but the outcome of the congressional elections could play a much bigger role. blame the fiscal cliff, which could trigger tax hikes and spending cuts on january 1. >>> in the meantime, you have been donating a lot of your money to the red cross after sandy. the agency received nearly $35 million...
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obama up five points. and the colorado poll has him ahead by two points. our campaign 2012 team is covering. first we're going to go to nancy cordes with the president tonight. nancy? >> pelley: scott, after 100 rallies, the president holds his final one here in d.e.m. moyne tonight for two reasons: first, because iowa is one of the battleground states the campaign feels most confident about winning and second because, in many ways, this is the state that first catapulted him towards the president swi that upset win in the iowa caucuses five years ago. >> hello, colorado! hello, wisconsin! hello, ohio! >> pelley: president obama has spent the past 48 hours in seven states, three time zones. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: surrendering sleep and his voice in pursuit of a second time. >> this is not just a choice between two candidates and two parties, it's a choice between two different visions of america. it's a choice between the return to the top-down economic policies that crashed our economy or a vision that says we've got to build a strong foundatio
obama up five points. and the colorado poll has him ahead by two points. our campaign 2012 team is covering. first we're going to go to nancy cordes with the president tonight. nancy? >> pelley: scott, after 100 rallies, the president holds his final one here in d.e.m. moyne tonight for two reasons: first, because iowa is one of the battleground states the campaign feels most confident about winning and second because, in many ways, this is the state that first catapulted him towards the...
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and that president obama has failed to deliver. >> you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring pple together. to solve big problems. he hasn't. >> i will. >> after the polls close tomorrow night. if you want an early sense of how things are going. keep a close eye on virginia and closer eye on prince william county. the experts say that that battleground county in this battleground state could be a real early indicator. that is unless it is so close that we have to wait until wednesday morning or even longer to find out who will occupy the white house for the next four years. >> going to be an interesting night. >>> nationally the politics average the polls over the last five days does give the president an edge. only 4/10ths of a %. the president making his final campaign today in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. and an update on the lawsuit about poll watchers in fairfax county. friday we told you about the suit over new training guidelines. the folks who are at voting precincts answering questions. the judge in the case sided with the democrats and ruled those poll
and that president obama has failed to deliver. >> you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring pple together. to solve big problems. he hasn't. >> i will. >> after the polls close tomorrow night. if you want an early sense of how things are going. keep a close eye on virginia and closer eye on prince william county. the experts say that that battleground county in this battleground state could be a real early indicator. that is unless it is so close...
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president obama is up a point or two in their polls. now, i don't think virginia's representative of the country. i do think the president has an edge in ohio. i expect him to win ohio. i expect him to win wisconsin, i think he's going to win iowa, and frankly, given democratic base in the other states, that's all she wrote. >> schieffer: let me go to you, lesley. i want to talk a little bit about pennsylvania. a lot of us were putting that pretty much in the democratic column a good way backs in this campaign, and now in the last week or so, you've seen the romney folks putting some money in there and saying they really think they have a chance. i'm not convinced whether they think they have a chance or whether they want us to think they have a chance. all of these things in pol tibs you always have to put it into context. what is the situation there? why are they putting this money in there? >> i would say the victory team and the romney team feel very confident that they-- they understand a couple of things we've talked about here. y
president obama is up a point or two in their polls. now, i don't think virginia's representative of the country. i do think the president has an edge in ohio. i expect him to win ohio. i expect him to win wisconsin, i think he's going to win iowa, and frankly, given democratic base in the other states, that's all she wrote. >> schieffer: let me go to you, lesley. i want to talk a little bit about pennsylvania. a lot of us were putting that pretty much in the democratic column a good way...
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she's for romney, he's for obama. so much abstention in the family, won't go on camera. >> question tonight is will there be lots of celebration tomorrow or some mourning? >> that is the question. businesses in our area and all over the country are doing their part to get folks to come out and vote. some shops are giving away all sorts of free stuff just to get you to come in and spend money. business owners need to know experts point out it is illegal to offer up any sort of free stuff in exchange to have people vote in federal elections. >>> the polls are open tomorrow from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in virginia it's 6 to 7 p.m. and all you need to know about the local candidates and the ballot questions at wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012. >>> on now to the continuing aftermath of super storm sandy. where victims in the heavily damaged parts in the northeast are keeping their eyes on the storm. a week after sandy, more than a million people in new york and new jersey are still in the dark tonight. there are gas sho
she's for romney, he's for obama. so much abstention in the family, won't go on camera. >> question tonight is will there be lots of celebration tomorrow or some mourning? >> that is the question. businesses in our area and all over the country are doing their part to get folks to come out and vote. some shops are giving away all sorts of free stuff just to get you to come in and spend money. business owners need to know experts point out it is illegal to offer up any sort of free...
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. >>> el presidente obama visitÓ el estado de wisconsin. policÍa que fue brutalmente apedreado milagrosamente sobre viviÓ para contarlo, hoy tenemos el testimonio. >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. >>> cinco dÍas de elecciones presidenciales. >>> cifra de muertes aumentÓ, aumenta tambiÉn la cifra de afectados a medida que los equipo de socorro recorren las zonas devastadas. >>> se habla de dos ciudades, la parte alta de manhattan y la otra a partir de la calle 39 hacia el sur que no tiene luz ni agua y que para medio millÓn de personas los efectos del huracÁn continÚan. >>> me levanto con dolor en los huesos. tengo un frÍo en el cuerpo, tengo que estar con dos batas de lana. >>> los choferes buscan gasolina como aguja en un pajar en los escasos lugares abiertos. >>> la policÍa tuvo que vigilar la larga espera e impaciencia. >>> vuelta y vuelta, mira que estÁ vacÍo. >>> medio millÓn de personas en el bajo manhattan viven como en una zona de guerra. >>> vamos de puerta en puerta en las zo
. >>> el presidente obama visitÓ el estado de wisconsin. policÍa que fue brutalmente apedreado milagrosamente sobre viviÓ para contarlo, hoy tenemos el testimonio. >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. >>> cinco dÍas de elecciones presidenciales. >>> cifra de muertes aumentÓ, aumenta tambiÉn la cifra de afectados a medida que los equipo de socorro recorren las zonas devastadas. >>> se habla de dos ciudades,...
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that's a normal place for the obama campaign. they are never anything other than superconfident. >> over confident? >> the obama campaign know their voter contacts and if they cho what they know they will win. but if they know is wrong they will lose. if everything we understand about this election is wrong then we'll lose. but if we think we're right and we are right then we'll win. with the romney campaign they look at these mums the trend is still in romney's favor. he's getting better with independents, closing the gender gap with women and has greater gop enthusiasm. obama campaign looks at the top line numbers and says we'll win. the omni campaign says no there's data points we find optimistic. >> what impact has the storm had on the momentum of the campaign? >> it's frozen the campaign, charlie. it's taken up the media space. but the on the ground work still continues. in ohio they lost power on monday night in cuyahoga county there was an obama phone banking operation that continued by candlelight. in hampton roads, virgi
that's a normal place for the obama campaign. they are never anything other than superconfident. >> over confident? >> the obama campaign know their voter contacts and if they cho what they know they will win. but if they know is wrong they will lose. if everything we understand about this election is wrong then we'll lose. but if we think we're right and we are right then we'll win. with the romney campaign they look at these mums the trend is still in romney's favor. he's getting...
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obama takes the lead by 1% in one poll today. >>> d.c. police looking for leads in a deadly shooting. 22-year-old andre jackson was found shot to death in southeast. happened after 2:00 this morning. police are handing out flyers asking for help. if you know anything about the case, giver d.c. police a call. >>> a wild police chase in saint mary county with shots fired and suspect in custody. the 44-year-old was arrested after driving in excess of 100 miles per hour on route five in leonardtown. then trying to ram a marked police car. two deputies fired their weapons at his car, until he stopped. he is in jail charged with a number of crimes. >>> things getting back to normal in garrett county after sandy dumped more than 30 inches of snow in the area. 95% of all state and county roads are open, and nearly all public schools will be open on regular schedule tomorrow. about 5400 customers still without power. national guard is helping with efforts. >>> this time last week we were preparing for sandy. now talk of a nor'easter. what can we e
obama takes the lead by 1% in one poll today. >>> d.c. police looking for leads in a deadly shooting. 22-year-old andre jackson was found shot to death in southeast. happened after 2:00 this morning. police are handing out flyers asking for help. if you know anything about the case, giver d.c. police a call. >>> a wild police chase in saint mary county with shots fired and suspect in custody. the 44-year-old was arrested after driving in excess of 100 miles per hour on route...
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this election was not an endorsement of president obama's policies. 49% said they wanted obama care repealed. >> on taxes it's one big deal. the president campaigned to raise taxes, the first since before harry truman to win re-election to do that and senate railses were also decided on that metric as well. republicans have to listen to that at some level. bob? >> he won all these battleground states, but he almost lost the popular vote. i mean so people are going to step back and they're going to say, why should i cooperate with him? we talked about this last night, norah, you have a congress with approval rating down there, you know, down there. yes they all got reelected. >> will the republican members of congress also look and see that, wow, we lost amongst hispanics, we lost among moderates and independents, those should be areas, that republicans can't continue to win unless they change. >> depends where your self-interest lies. if you're a national republican you think we no longer can win with the game plan we have. we have to find a way to deal with the largest growing mino
this election was not an endorsement of president obama's policies. 49% said they wanted obama care repealed. >> on taxes it's one big deal. the president campaigned to raise taxes, the first since before harry truman to win re-election to do that and senate railses were also decided on that metric as well. republicans have to listen to that at some level. bob? >> he won all these battleground states, but he almost lost the popular vote. i mean so people are going to step back and...
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both president obama and mitt romney are counting on a big election day turnout. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> states affected by superstorm sandy are struggling to make sure all their residents get a chance to vote. new york has assigned 143,000 people to new polling places. new jersey is allowing voters to e-mail and faction ballots. -- and fax ballots. and the national guard is setting up mobile voting booths in disaster areas. >>> it turns out more than 5 2,000 residents in dc voted early for this election. that is more than 10% of the district's registered voters. and it is more than double the number of early voters in the september 2010 primary. >>> wusa is appealing a fcc decision, requiring this station to let pro and the life independent candidate randall terry buy commercial time. fcc rules require stations to give reasonable access to the ads of candidates for federal office. terry is on the presidential ballot in west virginia, but not in maryland, virginia or the district. in its brief to the fcc, wusa art its signal does not re
both president obama and mitt romney are counting on a big election day turnout. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> states affected by superstorm sandy are struggling to make sure all their residents get a chance to vote. new york has assigned 143,000 people to new polling places. new jersey is allowing voters to e-mail and faction ballots. -- and fax ballots. and the national guard is setting up mobile voting booths in disaster areas. >>> it turns out more...
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president obama has been re- elected. the president crossed the electoral college threshold of 270 when he picked up the state of ohio. >> just as everyone said ohio was the place where it was going to change. the president thanked supporters and said he won the election with a lot of their help. bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: the president's family joined him on stage to celebrate four more yores in the white house. -- years in the white house. [ people chanting ] >> you voted for action. not politics as usual. [ cheering and applause ] you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. >> reporter: the president won almost all the ballottable ground states. >> whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you've made me a better president. >> reporter: governor romney congratulated the president. the republican collager says he -- challenger says he gave everything he had to the campaign. >> the nation chose another leader. and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for
president obama has been re- elected. the president crossed the electoral college threshold of 270 when he picked up the state of ohio. >> just as everyone said ohio was the place where it was going to change. the president thanked supporters and said he won the election with a lot of their help. bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: the president's family joined him on stage to celebrate four more yores in the white house. -- years in the white house. [ people chanting ] >> you...
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they said sorry we made you cry about barack obama and mitt romney. the note went on to say that we must confess that the campaign has gone long enough for us too. keep telling ourselves only a few more days. only a few more days. only a few more days. >> let's be real if they are running for president and they had their way, they are probably tired of hearing these ads too. >> yeah. >> imagine this, they are making the same speech every day. >> yes. it sounds like it is brand new each time. >> right. i've got a treat for you, a picture. well, we kind of do. they have a satellite, recording rainfall. this is actually pretty cool. it did stay off the coast. they had seven inches of rain in southeastern, virginia. a part of our delmarva had seven inches. do you see the yellow there? this is the heaviest rain that we could find right there. but everybody else in the blue and the green and anywhere from three to six inches. but thankfully the heaviest rain, we call it a fish storm as we still have clouds. sandy won't leave us alone. not relaxing her gr
they said sorry we made you cry about barack obama and mitt romney. the note went on to say that we must confess that the campaign has gone long enough for us too. keep telling ourselves only a few more days. only a few more days. only a few more days. >> let's be real if they are running for president and they had their way, they are probably tired of hearing these ads too. >> yeah. >> imagine this, they are making the same speech every day. >> yes. it sounds like it is...
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let's give the 18 electoral votes to president obama. that would get president obama to 255. basically then mitt romney has to almost run the table. he has about 11 paths to the presidentsy. so let's give him virginia, north carolina with its 15. we'll give him the big granddad granddaddy, 29 of florida. he's still not there. yet. we'll give him wisconsin at ten. still not there yet. colorado at nine. still not there yet. he then could get new hampshire. that would be the fastest non-ohio route. he could also get nevada or iowa. that's one, two, three, four, five, six states he would have to win if he loses ohio. >> how many of those six states is he behind today according to the poll? >> well, of course he's -- it's tied in virginia. he's behind in wisconsin. tied in new hampshire. he's ahead in north carolina. nevada and iowa, which would be crucial to that last piece, tied in colorado. >> which is why the governor is going to ohio today. he's going to northern ohio, cleveland, and then he's going to western pennsylvania, which is covered in southern ohio. so the pennsylvan
let's give the 18 electoral votes to president obama. that would get president obama to 255. basically then mitt romney has to almost run the table. he has about 11 paths to the presidentsy. so let's give him virginia, north carolina with its 15. we'll give him the big granddad granddaddy, 29 of florida. he's still not there. yet. we'll give him wisconsin at ten. still not there yet. colorado at nine. still not there yet. he then could get new hampshire. that would be the fastest non-ohio...
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. >>> president obama will travel to three swing states today before heading to chicago for election day. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >> reporter: the candidates have been burning up jet fuel crisscrossing the country. sunday president obama was in new hampshire, florida, ohio and colorado. >> i know a bunch of you have voted. but if you haven't, there is still time. >> reporter: today he will hit florida, colorado and ohio before heading home for election day. mitt romney's battleground sunday included ohio, iowa, and pennsylvania. today he will visit florida, ohio, virginia and new hampshire. >> you are tired of being tired. not justton but all the time. >> both candidates saw huge crowds at their rallies this weekend. and both realize at this point it is all abou
. >>> president obama will travel to three swing states today before heading to chicago for election day. >>> governor mitt romney will stop in virginia, florida and new hampshire before returning to boston. susan mcginniss has more. >> reporter: president obama did a little dance in cincinnati where stevie wonder induced him. -- introduced him. also at ohio, mitt romney talked about the president's chances of winning. >> it is possible, but not likely. >>...
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. >> reporter: air force one drops president obama at his first stop, green bay. after three days off the campaign trail, the president wasted no time confronting mitt romney's twists on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate of change. well, let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor's offering sure ain't change. >> reporter: president obama then jetted to las vegas to deliver his closing arguments in another key battleground state. >> it's more than just the choice between two candidates. it's more than just the choice between two parties. you'll make a choice between two fundamentally different visions of america. >> reporter: the president will be in eight different states before the weekend is over. for both white house candidates, it's now an all-out sprint to election day. mitt romney concentrated on virginia thursday. he toned down his speeches after sandy hit, but was on the attack again at a rally in the richmond suburbs. >> this is an election where i think we're not just going to shape th
. >> reporter: air force one drops president obama at his first stop, green bay. after three days off the campaign trail, the president wasted no time confronting mitt romney's twists on bringing change to washington. >> he's saying he's the candidate of change. well, let me tell you, wisconsin, we know what change looks like. and what the governor's offering sure ain't change. >> reporter: president obama then jetted to las vegas to deliver his closing arguments in another...
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barack obama wins 60-38%. among voters who make more than 50,000 it flips, mitt romney wins 53-450%. that with the testimony about 60% of the electorate. 41% make 50,000 or less. you see we have split here along economic lines that may have played in to the whole economic issue. >> pelley: thank you very much. cbs news just projected that barack obama will carry the state of v. virginia. and john dickerson our political director here to tell us how that happened. >> remember when we first started talking about virginia, henrico county that sits right on top of richmond. women, the president won 55-44. that is not as well as he did against senator mccain, but he did well enough there in henrico county and did in the area of the blue areas he needed to do well and prince william county. then governor romney in the counties he needed to do very well in augusta is one. he got 70% of the vote, but that's not great deal more with 2,614 that not great deal more than john mccain got. in the parts of the map where gove
barack obama wins 60-38%. among voters who make more than 50,000 it flips, mitt romney wins 53-450%. that with the testimony about 60% of the electorate. 41% make 50,000 or less. you see we have split here along economic lines that may have played in to the whole economic issue. >> pelley: thank you very much. cbs news just projected that barack obama will carry the state of v. virginia. and john dickerson our political director here to tell us how that happened. >> remember when we...
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that rally helped energize the students for obama movement nationwide and helped obama win virginia. but now fast forward to just yesterday when mitt romney was the rock star on this very same campus. 5,000 people came to hear him in the basketball arena with several thousand people listening to him from the outside. tonight the obama campaign says it owns the numbers of young voters, the romney campaign says it owns young voters' enthusiasm. and the extent to which young voters will either stay in or quit the obama coalition, scott, that could be decisive tonight in this razor-thin fight for battleground virginia. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. now, the biggest of the swing states is florida with 29 electoral votes and we have elaine quijano there tonight. elaine? >> reporter: good evening, scott. we're at a viewing party on the campus of the university of south florida in tampa. this is part of the i-4 corridor, an area that is evenly split between republicans and democrats. but it is also home to a large number of independent voters. this county, hillsboro county, is a significant b
that rally helped energize the students for obama movement nationwide and helped obama win virginia. but now fast forward to just yesterday when mitt romney was the rock star on this very same campus. 5,000 people came to hear him in the basketball arena with several thousand people listening to him from the outside. tonight the obama campaign says it owns the numbers of young voters, the romney campaign says it owns young voters' enthusiasm. and the extent to which young voters will either...
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obama won re-election. the dow lost 185 points on wednesday. it's down 430 points since election day. nancy cordes reports on the looming high budget battle. >> step number one we can take in the next couple of weeks provide certainty to middle class families, 98% of families who make less than $250,000 a year, 97% of small businesses that their taxes will not go up a single dime next year. give them that certainty right now. >> reporter: but john boehner has ball clubbed at that idea. it would take away his party's leverage in calf issues. >> there's a lot of issues on the table that need to be resolved. i laid out a reasonable framework where both parties can work together and i'm looking forward to meet at the white house on friday and begin that conversation. >> reporter: boehner and other top republicans have proposed eliminating deductions and loopholes that benefit the wealthy instead of raising their tax rates. >> we're not going to hurt our economy and make job creation more difficult, which is exactly what that plan would do. >> repor
obama won re-election. the dow lost 185 points on wednesday. it's down 430 points since election day. nancy cordes reports on the looming high budget battle. >> step number one we can take in the next couple of weeks provide certainty to middle class families, 98% of families who make less than $250,000 a year, 97% of small businesses that their taxes will not go up a single dime next year. give them that certainty right now. >> reporter: but john boehner has ball clubbed at that...
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i know the-- the obama folks are chanting four more years, four more years. but our chant is this-- five more days. >> reporter: at a hal nevirginia, a campaign cheer was also a reminder of how little time is left. >> five more days! five more days! >> reporter: before the hurricane, romney had momentum. the race was in a dead heat, and he was tied or within striking distance in battleground states. but the storm knocked him off the front pages at a crucial time in the race. on monday and tuesday, he canceled reallies, and back on the trail yesterday in florida, he toned down his criticism of the president. today in virginia, romney was back on his economic message with sharp attacks on president obama. >> his campaign and address is all about attacking. we actually have a plan to get this economy going. we're going to put it in place to help the american people. >> reporter: now, before the storm, rom niece actually leading the president on the questions of which candidate would be a stronger leader, and which one would be better at working with democrats an
i know the-- the obama folks are chanting four more years, four more years. but our chant is this-- five more days. >> reporter: at a hal nevirginia, a campaign cheer was also a reminder of how little time is left. >> five more days! five more days! >> reporter: before the hurricane, romney had momentum. the race was in a dead heat, and he was tied or within striking distance in battleground states. but the storm knocked him off the front pages at a crucial time in the race....
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obama's is sitting three swing states today bad and colorado. tomorrow the obamacare paid focuses on ohio with three separate events saturday dead boy back to wisconsin, iowa and virginia. new hampshire, colorado and ohio the president will stop in wisconsin, iowa and ohio. governor romney was in virginia and then both campaigns are in ohio. both campaigns in iowa on saturday at the same time romney also going to colorado and new hampshire. that is how desperate both are for the undecided vote. just one and then on the sunday schedule for mitt romney. finishing where it began at. w hampshire. the daily tracking poll has governor romney maintaining the 2.lead within a margin of error. also the new abc poll with a one point* lead there in with -- within one-tenth of one percentage point*. at the same time obama was up five points and ultimately won by 6%. 2004 rasmussen project did a victory for president bush and one by the same margin. another poll shows them both died at 36% that same poll shows governor romney 14 pointed vantage on like we've
obama's is sitting three swing states today bad and colorado. tomorrow the obamacare paid focuses on ohio with three separate events saturday dead boy back to wisconsin, iowa and virginia. new hampshire, colorado and ohio the president will stop in wisconsin, iowa and ohio. governor romney was in virginia and then both campaigns are in ohio. both campaigns in iowa on saturday at the same time romney also going to colorado and new hampshire. that is how desperate both are for the undecided vote....
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obama leads 49-47%. with in the margin of error. >> hello wisconsin. >> reporter: the president started his three state swing in paul ryan's home state where he asked for more time to finish the job. >> as long as there is a single american who wants a job but can't find one our work isn't done. >> reporter: rounding out his day campaign stops in nevada and colorado. it combined 15elect, roal votes. the running mates also out in full force. four campaign events between the two. in iowa, the vice president accused the romney campaign of flip-flopping. > >> they are shameless. >> reporter: in colorado paul ryan argued the obama policies aren't working >> reporter: over the next several days you can expect to see more events just like those in the remaining swing states. also though don't be surprise fire department the campaigns -- surprised if the campaigns decide to add extra stops. >> talked more about where they will be so tell us in the remaining days where. >> reporter: this is going to be one busy s
obama leads 49-47%. with in the margin of error. >> hello wisconsin. >> reporter: the president started his three state swing in paul ryan's home state where he asked for more time to finish the job. >> as long as there is a single american who wants a job but can't find one our work isn't done. >> reporter: rounding out his day campaign stops in nevada and colorado. it combined 15elect, roal votes. the running mates also out in full force. four campaign events between...
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president obama came out on top here by 53% to 43%. and more than half of the voters we talked to said they saw mitt romney's policies as favoring the rich. only about a third said they favored the middle-class. governor romney campaigned as a business leader who could create jobs and fix the economy. but when we asked who'd do a better job of handling the economy, romney ended up with only about a one-point advantage here, 49% to 48%. so the president effectively neutralized the economy issue which had been thought to be so dangerous for him. scott? >> pelley: anthony, thanks very much. as nancy cordes was just telling us, we're about seven weeks from those automatic tax increases and budget cuts that are due to kick in automatically. congress design the so-called fiscal cliff to be so painful that it would force a compromise between the white house and capitol hill. but the voters have returned the same politicians wh politicianst reach a deal last time. here's wyatt andrews. >> just weeks away from now loom it is so-called fiscal cl
president obama came out on top here by 53% to 43%. and more than half of the voters we talked to said they saw mitt romney's policies as favoring the rich. only about a third said they favored the middle-class. governor romney campaigned as a business leader who could create jobs and fix the economy. but when we asked who'd do a better job of handling the economy, romney ended up with only about a one-point advantage here, 49% to 48%. so the president effectively neutralized the economy issue...
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president obama has arrived in thailand. his first stop on a three-day trip that includes the first visit to myanmar by a u.s. president. outspoken new jersey governor chris christie has been getting around. last night he was on saturday night live. he thanked his state's rescue and relief workers for their efforts during hurricane sandy. he then offered a critique of super storm tv coverage. >> i also do not want to thank the reporters that put themselves in danger by walking into the middle of a hurricane with their cameras. we don't need you to tell us there's a hurricane. we have windows. >> osgood: here's the day's weather forecast. mostly clear and mild pept in the pacific northwest where they're getting an early taste of winter. the week ahead will grow cooler although it should remain sunny. >> let's face it. osgood: next the united states of food. and later john goodman and michelle miller eating well in new >> osgood: millions of americans appear to be caught up in a feeding frenzy. they're not just cooking food an
president obama has arrived in thailand. his first stop on a three-day trip that includes the first visit to myanmar by a u.s. president. outspoken new jersey governor chris christie has been getting around. last night he was on saturday night live. he thanked his state's rescue and relief workers for their efforts during hurricane sandy. he then offered a critique of super storm tv coverage. >> i also do not want to thank the reporters that put themselves in danger by walking into the...
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she told me that the regulations, the taxes, the cost of obama care, the obama era economy put her out of business much and she teared up as she was telling me her story. it wasn't about the money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. and you know if the president were to get re-elected, he's going to say every good thing he can about education. but in the final analysis, what he's going to do is what his largest campaign supporters insist upon, and that's the public sector unions, and your kids would have the same schools and the same results. when i'm president, i'll be the voice of the children and their parents, because there is no union for the pta. i'm going is to make sure that the parents get the information they need about how their school is doing and whether it's failing or succeeding and they get the choice they need to pick the school where their child has the best chance for success. >> so mitt romney, he's speaking right now in colorado. we're watching him cl
she told me that the regulations, the taxes, the cost of obama care, the obama era economy put her out of business much and she teared up as she was telling me her story. it wasn't about the money. this was about the future for her family and for her family of employees. i want to help the hundreds of thousands of dreamers like rhoda, and i will. and you know if the president were to get re-elected, he's going to say every good thing he can about education. but in the final analysis, what he's...
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if they are wrong in the obama folks are right about the turnout model then obama is going to win florida and ohio and all of these swing states. i really believe that. i find for a lot of reasons what is interesting is people who have done this for a reading know how to read these thing. i look at them. i look at the same things dick morris and karl rove and others have looked at. i believe the obama turnout model will be different than on election day. i may be sitting here with egg on my face. >> off my rocker is the expression i used. >> exactly. i am saying right now for pens to be in place the romney model has to be in place. if that is true i don't understand what he is doing in virginia or going back to florida. these states should be in the bag in states like pennsylvania in play. here's what i think is going on. either both campaigns believe in their turnout model but fear the other one is right. if you believe your turnout model is right and believe you are going to win pennsylvania but you fear romney president clinton to rool lee the troops and play defense for you. the romne
if they are wrong in the obama folks are right about the turnout model then obama is going to win florida and ohio and all of these swing states. i really believe that. i find for a lot of reasons what is interesting is people who have done this for a reading know how to read these thing. i look at them. i look at the same things dick morris and karl rove and others have looked at. i believe the obama turnout model will be different than on election day. i may be sitting here with egg on my...
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president obama has fought his way back to victory. the president and his supporters gathered in chicago to celebrate. >> democrat tim kaine bate allen in the u.s. senate race in virginia. kaine will replace jibben who was retiring. >> and one final look at those maryland ballot issues. gay marriage passed by 52% to 48%. the dream act ballot passed 59% to 41%. question 7 also passed 52% to 48%. this question allows for a casino in prince george's county and table games in five other gambling venues. >> our time is 6:54. >> one more weather and traffic check when we come back. keep it here. >>> hey, we're looking at a cold day today. we've got some rain showers already south and east of town. a cold rain that's going to change? nix with some wet snow later on. shouldn't really be any issues here in town with warm surfaces. but north and east of us could see some accumulations baltimore north and east especially. cold tonight mid 30s and any mix end and tomorrow 51 and much warmer by the weekend. monika? >>> a late night. and people are
president obama has fought his way back to victory. the president and his supporters gathered in chicago to celebrate. >> democrat tim kaine bate allen in the u.s. senate race in virginia. kaine will replace jibben who was retiring. >> and one final look at those maryland ballot issues. gay marriage passed by 52% to 48%. the dream act ballot passed 59% to 41%. question 7 also passed 52% to 48%. this question allows for a casino in prince george's county and table games in five other...
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president obama picks up a pretty big endorsement from new york city mayor michael bloomberg. he held rallies in wisconsin, nevada, even colorado. today, he'll spend some time in the battleground state of ohio. republican mitt romney focusing entirely on virginia yesterday. he'll kickoff the final weekend with events in wisconsin and ohio. >>> the last major snapshot of the economy before the election will be released today. the labor department will unveil the unemployment numbers this morning. economists are expected that will the economy will have added about 1 -- 125,000 jobs in october. which would be enough to get the unemployment rate to 7.9%. it will actually go up just one tenth of a percent. >>> military trucks will be used as election day polling stations in new jersey in communities that were battered by sandy. they're going to be parked at polling places that don't have power and also extending deadlines for mail-in ballots because of sandy. return them no later than the close of polls on tuesday. >>> early voters in maryland have been spending some of their time
president obama picks up a pretty big endorsement from new york city mayor michael bloomberg. he held rallies in wisconsin, nevada, even colorado. today, he'll spend some time in the battleground state of ohio. republican mitt romney focusing entirely on virginia yesterday. he'll kickoff the final weekend with events in wisconsin and ohio. >>> the last major snapshot of the economy before the election will be released today. the labor department will unveil the unemployment numbers...
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under barak obama, a reed obama. there would be devastatingly cuts that jeopardize our national security and kill jobs. when i am president, i will not cut our commitment to national defense. [ applause ] a strong america is the best allied peace and i will keep it strong. [ applause ] now i have watched over the last few months as the campaign gathered the strength of a movement. not only the size of the crowds. this is it an extraordinary crowd tonight. [ applause ] it is also the depth of our shared conviction. it made me strive more to be worthy of your support and campaign as i would govern. and to speak for the aspirations of all americans. i learned as governor of the state of massachusetts best achievements are shared achievements and respect and good will go along way and return in kind. that's how i conduct myself as. doing things for the common good. i will not only represent one party. i will represent one nation. [ applause ] (chanting three more days) (chanting usa) >> now as you know, as you know, thro
under barak obama, a reed obama. there would be devastatingly cuts that jeopardize our national security and kill jobs. when i am president, i will not cut our commitment to national defense. [ applause ] a strong america is the best allied peace and i will keep it strong. [ applause ] now i have watched over the last few months as the campaign gathered the strength of a movement. not only the size of the crowds. this is it an extraordinary crowd tonight. [ applause ] it is also the depth of...
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under barak obama, a reed obama. there would be devastatingly cuts that jeopardize our national security and kill jobs. when i am president, i will not cut our commitment to national defense. [ applause ] a strong america is the best allied peace and i will keep it strong. [ applause ] now i have watched over the last few months as the campaign gathered the strength of a movement. not only the size of the crowds. this is it an extraordinary crowd tonight. [ applause ] it is also the depth of our shared conviction. it made me strive more to be worthy of your support and campaign as i would govern. and to speak for the aspirations of all americans. i learned as governor of the state of massachusetts best achievements are shared achievements and respect and good will go along way and return in kind. that's how i conduct myself as. doing things for the common good. i will not only represent one party. i will represent one nation. [ applause ] (chanting three more days) (chanting usa) >> now as you know, as you know, thro
under barak obama, a reed obama. there would be devastatingly cuts that jeopardize our national security and kill jobs. when i am president, i will not cut our commitment to national defense. [ applause ] a strong america is the best allied peace and i will keep it strong. [ applause ] now i have watched over the last few months as the campaign gathered the strength of a movement. not only the size of the crowds. this is it an extraordinary crowd tonight. [ applause ] it is also the depth of...
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obama and mr. romney now tied in the electoral vote race to 270 with wisconsin now in the president's column. so we were looking at the swing states, those battleground states that could go either way and we were looking at those tabulated votes. the state of florida, we were just showing you, is nearly tied with 282% of the vote counted. let's look at the second-largest of those swing states, the state of ohio. 36% of the vote has been counted. mr. obama out to an early lead. north carolina also very close. 75% of the vote has been counted in north carolina. a hard fought state. the unemployment rate there is still 9.6%, well over the national average. mitt romney with a lead there in north carolina. looking at the state of virginia, 52% of the vote in virginia has been counted. mitt romney out with a lead there. we have breaking news. president obama cbs news projects will carry the state of new hampshire. this is the first of the swing states, the nine battleground states that will decide this e
obama and mr. romney now tied in the electoral vote race to 270 with wisconsin now in the president's column. so we were looking at the swing states, those battleground states that could go either way and we were looking at those tabulated votes. the state of florida, we were just showing you, is nearly tied with 282% of the vote counted. let's look at the second-largest of those swing states, the state of ohio. 36% of the vote has been counted. mr. obama out to an early lead. north carolina...
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even if obama wins, i don't see much upside. if romney wins because of the optimism that any growth in the economy that would engender, it would be negative for bonds. for me, the trade is very asymmetrical with very little upside in bonds and a lot more downside if -- either way, depending on who wins. >> even if romney wins, you think there's not a lot of upside for stocks? >> well, for stocks i think we're going to get an emotional knee-jerk bounce november, december. i think 2013 is going to be a challenge for no matter who wins. but i think we're going to get a rally, 5%, 10%, if romney wins. on the flipside, if obama wins, a lot of people will be disappointed and they'll have to deal with the stark reality of taxes going higher in 2013 across the board in a very fragile economy. i see a lot of downside the next few months if obama wins. again, this is separate from 2013. >> understood. abigail, let's look at the charts. >> technically i have to take the other side of peter. the reason being, when we look at the s&p 500, we
even if obama wins, i don't see much upside. if romney wins because of the optimism that any growth in the economy that would engender, it would be negative for bonds. for me, the trade is very asymmetrical with very little upside in bonds and a lot more downside if -- either way, depending on who wins. >> even if romney wins, you think there's not a lot of upside for stocks? >> well, for stocks i think we're going to get an emotional knee-jerk bounce november, december. i think...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> all right. michael bloomberg says his new york city marathon must go on. some feel the city should focus on helping the many victims of the superstorm. >> that's a tough call. it brinso yeah, that's just a th call. >> i know somebods up there and she's worried because she's like, we can't get around anyways right now. where are these people going to go? >> it's going to be -- they've already been saying too how cold it's getting at night and people don't have electricity so you know -- >> it could still be weeks without electricity as the temperatures are going to remain cool here for at least another week. let's get your weather forecast. and yesterday, it was okay. >> did the sun ever come out? i don't remember seeing it. >> it did come out for a moment or two. >> i don't remember seeing it either. >> must have been that split second when i didn't look out the window. >> we're going to take your word for it, tucker. >> i'm sure it was out somewhere. >> you had to push the clouds out of the way
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> all right. michael bloomberg says his new york city marathon must go on. some feel the city should focus on helping the many victims of the superstorm. >> that's a tough call. it brinso yeah, that's just a th call. >> i know somebods up there and she's worried because she's like, we can't get around anyways right now. where are these people going to go? >> it's going to be -- they've already been...
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under barak obama, a reed obama. there would be devastatingly cuts that jeopardize our national security and kill jobs. when i am president, i will not cut our commitment to national defense. [ applause ] a strong america is the best allied peace and i will keep it strong. [ applause ] now i have watched over the last few months as the campaign gathered the strength of a movement. not only the size of the crowds. this is it an extraordinary crowd tonight. [ applause ] it is also the depth of our shared conviction. it made me strive more to be worthy of your support and campaign as i would govern. and to speak for the aspirations of all americans. i learned as governor of the state of massachusetts best achievements are shared achievements and respect and good will go along way and return in kind. that's how i conduct myself as. doing things for the common good. i will not only represent one party. i will represent one nation. [ applause ] (chanting three more days) (chanting usa) >> now as you know, as you know, thro
under barak obama, a reed obama. there would be devastatingly cuts that jeopardize our national security and kill jobs. when i am president, i will not cut our commitment to national defense. [ applause ] a strong america is the best allied peace and i will keep it strong. [ applause ] now i have watched over the last few months as the campaign gathered the strength of a movement. not only the size of the crowds. this is it an extraordinary crowd tonight. [ applause ] it is also the depth of...
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it energized older voters, who didn't like barack obama. but the down side to the tea party is they are insisting what they see as conservative candidates and are married to the religious right. these guys like murdoch didn't lose any support from the religious right. >> arizona has been really interesting. this is a seat the republicans have held for two decades and there's a chance the democratic challenger could take that away and in some part that's due to the fact that the language around immigration has been so divisive. here you have a democratic candidate who at one time served george w. bush, but is a safe haven for latinos. >> he does have a decent chance there. for those very reasons, despite how far right arizona is, it stays as a deep red state because the latino population is growing and the tea party opposition to those folks is so strident that it's not going to moderate itself. that's the big problem that the kind of gop establishment has with the tea party. the tea party they often don't care if they lose. they would rathe
it energized older voters, who didn't like barack obama. but the down side to the tea party is they are insisting what they see as conservative candidates and are married to the religious right. these guys like murdoch didn't lose any support from the religious right. >> arizona has been really interesting. this is a seat the republicans have held for two decades and there's a chance the democratic challenger could take that away and in some part that's due to the fact that the language...
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president obama is headed back to washington after a bitter battle to win a second term. he used his victory speech to reach out to the other side. >> in the weeks ahead i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >> reporter: mitt romney also called for compromise. >> in a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. >> reporter: voters put president obama back in the white house, but they also chose a divided congress recreating the same recipe for gridlock. democrats are hanging onto the senate where majority leader harry reid says he'll work with republicans but won't let them push him around. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. everything doesn't have to be a fight. >> reporter: republicans are keeping control of the house and speaker john boehner is standing his ground. >> the american people this week did give us a man date to simply do the simple thing. t
president obama is headed back to washington after a bitter battle to win a second term. he used his victory speech to reach out to the other side. >> in the weeks ahead i also look forward to sitting down with governor romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward. >> reporter: mitt romney also called for compromise. >> in a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do...